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I never heat my bases, I just put them in a sanitized bowl, and use sanitized equipment to stir.

I only do mine cuz I don't have any heat to speak of in my basement, so it gets fairly *cold* down there this time of year. So I take the chill off

Actually, I just checked out JS, and theirs is a non-emulsified (no water) in it. It would be easier for you to just make your own if that is the type that you want. As daniedb suggested it is simply sugar and oil(s). Here is their ingredients:

INGREDIENTS: Refined Sugar, Almond Oil, Virgin Olive Oil, Glycerin, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Methylparaben

Not sure why they are using the SLS, does it foam or bubbly slightly when you use it? The methylparaben is a preservative. The almond oil is the same as SAO or Sweet Almond Oil, and then the Virgin Olive Oil, like you would buy in the grocery store. HTH

You don't plan on using this on customers right away do you? There is nothing wrong with using a base if you choose too, however it may be a pain down the road to fragrance in front of the customer. If you are gonna do it at home (out of their vision) then just pull scrub out of your bucket or whatever, and place it into a steralized bowl on your scale. (make sure scale is tared with the bowl) add your fo/color by weight, and then put it into your jars and such. Easy!

Is this an emulsified scrub, or an oil scrub?

Have you tried ITP swirling?

Yep, a good friend suggested that, and it didn't work very well. The whole darn soap came out orange :embarasse I have a pic posted somewhere in here, since I have taken pictures of everything, lol! It was a lemongrass one.

I am still playing and have a few new things to try this weekend! I am gonna try the IPS again too. Will post pics, LOL!

If she makes smaller batches, she will be able to use different scents on each. And putting it in a baggy either before or after fo is added, works great for a cheap and easy way to fill those bottles or malibu's!

Generally, you can stick the gallon of base in a sink with warm water, and that will warm it enough to add the fo.

If she is only doing a container or two at a time, I wouldn't heat the whole gallon or so. I have cheated at times :embarasse And placed a bowl on my scale with a ziplock baggie in it, tare it, then add my amount of lotion for the container. Once it was weighed, I have tossed it in the micro for about 10 seconds or so, just enough to take the chill off, put it back on the scale and added color and fo. Get all the air out of the bag, seal it, cut the corner off, and you can easily pipe into your lotion bottle then.

I *normally* make bigger batches of lotion and don't use this method, but if she is just testing, it would work. Don't get it too hot or you will kill a preservative, you just want to take the chill off. HTH

I just realized that you said 1/2 - 1 oz fo, That must be for a whole gallon then, right?

OOOH, those are very pretty! I bet they smell great!

Those look AWESOME! Wonderful swirls girl!

Is she wanting to use a base or make one that is formulated?

I too think I would be considered as having a medium complexion. I am not fair, that is for sure. Never reallly thought about using mineral make-up, but if you need another tester, let me know

Not sure how to answer your question, but I sure hope there is, lol! I have been making a ton of it, and while I am NO WHERE ready to sell, I would like to one day add it to my line. I am making a bunch trying to find a recipe that I like, so that way eventually I may be able to sell some. And if I am never able to sell then I will be in a world of hurt, cuz I am having so much fun making it

Thanx everyone! I am still practicing like heck! Making another trip to the store, cuz I keep managing to use up all my ingredients :embarasse But I am having loads of fun!

Yep, the third time is a charm, didn't your mamma teach you nuttin

Hmmm, will have to check mms out. On sooz sap is .179 and coconut was .183 (I think it said) Where as the coconut has other qualities as well as fatty acids and a iodine of 10 and an INS of 258.

I am sorry to be a pain, I just would like to understand this. If it doesn't do much for soap, why would one use it?

That may be, but wouldn't it still have the coconut qualities to it? The one that is on sooz has NO qualities. I am not understanding that if the aloe butter is made up mostly of coconut. What the hell am I missing?

LOL, good answer! Can't seem to find anything else that it would add!

OH crap I forgot.... I SELL AT FLEAMARKETS!!! ACK!!!!

Is it your wonderful candles that are now sporting my beautiful paper bag labels?

MMMMM Bun, that looks just like a big tub of peanut butter fudge!

Nope, Crisco is nothing like that. It actually has hardness and other qualities, including fatty acids. However, as I said the Aloe butter is zilch on everything except 2 on iodine, and 200+ on INS. So I guess I am just trying to figure out what benefits it would add other than bringing everything else down while upping the INS

Maybe I am just being too big of a PITA :rolleyes2

Lordy, I havent' ventured to the candle side in a while, and look what I miss!!!

I like to go to flea markets and buy other peoples candles that I know haven't been tested (especially the ones with the off-center wicks) bring them home, steam off the label and put my label on it....and THEN RESELL THEM AS MY OWN

STEAM!!!! THATS how you get the old labels off! I been doing it all wrong and part of the other companies label always shows thru... I hate that I think thats tacky... Bruce HAR HAR HAR

I can't believe that you all do this too You had better not come over here and ruin my market, cuz I do a ton of home parties, and that is where I make all of my money. I won't even tell you that they look much more professional if you just use a paperbag cut into pieces and draw your emblem on the front And my insurance agent comes and buys these from me almost every week! My local fire department loves me, cuz I keep them in their jobs. I honestly can't figure out what you all are talking about with testing. Sheeeeesh, I love buying mine wholesale like this, and making a ton off of them

Our first big job for our new mod, lol! Or anyone else that can help me

Ok, call me a dweeb :blushing: But since I am new to all of this, I have been doing a ton of reading, and playing with sooz. When you click on qualities of aloe butter, it adds 2 iodine and a bunch of INS. I haven't been paying alot of attention to the INS, cuz I can't manage to get a bar that is "balanced at 160" without using a ton of coconut, which I now know is the wrong thing to do, lol!

Anyway, is adding aloe butter to help balance the bar? It didn't show any other qualities or fatty acids, just the iodine and INS. And if aloe is good for the skin, wouldn't the aloe butter have the same benefits, and if so, how come nothing shows up?

Sorry to be a PITA! I sure hope someone can help me!

Yeah....ok! You win! And, as a weiner....errr...winner, I'll send you some patented Tin Man Soap. .... guaran-damn-teed to turn you purty. ROFL! :highfive:

Yeah!!! I can't wait! I get some wicked soap

I forgot to add that I suck at math too, I just kinda figured the calculators out with some help, LOL!

Never tried coffee butter, but boy those look yummy!!! Beautiful swirls!

Which calculator are you using? If you use the one on www.thesage.com you can put in your oz of each ingredient and have it calculated. After it is calculated, then look at the percents, and if you are using www.soapcalc.com you can then transfer the percents from one over to the other. Make sense? And if you are using another calculator, then I don't have a clue! HTH